Suarez and Sturridge devastated Premier League defences together a few years back

Speaking after Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle, Carragher said: “Because he doesn’t play much now, whenever we talk about Sturridge we keep going back to that season when Liverpool nearly won the league – he was devastating with Luis Suarez.”

So far this season, Sturridge has managed just one goal from seven appearances in all competitions, and Carragher believes he’s missing the influence of his old Uruguayan teammate.

Despite his less-than-impressive performances for Liverpool this season, Sturridge has made it into Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the Three Lions’ upcoming World Cup qualifying games against Slovenia and Lithuania.

This service is provided by News Group Newspapers. The website is published by News Group Newspapers Limited (registered number 679215), being a wholly-owned subsidiary of News Corp UK & Ireland Limited (registered number 81701). Both companies registered in England with registered offices located at 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The VAT number for the News UK Group is GB 243 8054 69.